Chapter 23: Housewarming Banquet
What Mrs. Tong did to Xu Jinniang and Tong Chuxue has long been secretly reported in the village, and everyone doesn't say anything on the surface, but they have their own judgment in their hearts.
"Is the old woman wrong, if it weren't for you, my eldest grandson wouldn't be able to go to school. I think I'm just soft-hearted, if I had separated the two of you mourning things earlier, our Tong family's life would have been better. The more Mrs. Tong spoke, the more excited she became, and she felt that she was going to start beating people in the next moment.
Her unabashedly accusations attracted a few women who watched the excitement, but they did not dare to step forward and stood far away under the wall to watch the excitement.
Tong Chuxue only thought it was funny, Tong Zhifei couldn't go to school and what did she do, "Grandma, you have wronged me." It's a good thing that the family wants to send Xiaofei to study, as for the master of the school who doesn't want to accept Xiaofei, what does it have to do with me. ”
After hearing this, the onlookers nodded in agreement, that is, it is not a secret that Tong Zhifei ran to Tong Chuxue's residence and set fire to other people's houses, and no one in the village knows that it is normal for the master of the school not to accept it. If this kind of student is to be admitted, why not bring the whole school with him?
However, in Mrs. Tong's cognition, her grandson is Wenqu Xing, how can there be a master who does not accept it, he must have been harmed by Tong Chuxue, a little slut.
There are more and more people around, and Mrs. Tong doesn't want to affect her grandson's reputation, so she avoids the seriousness and says lightly, "Our Tong family has raised you two for more than ten years, and now you are cheating your younger brothers and sisters like this, it is the fate of our old Tong family, and you two unlucky things are on the table." ”
Mrs. Tong was still angry when she cursed like this, but considering that there were many people around, it was really difficult for her to deal with such a person alone, so she had to scold while walking home, "I tell you, how far you will go in the future, otherwise the old woman will not be finished with you!" ”
After speaking, Mrs. Tong ran away first.
Tong Chuxue stood in place crying and laughing, Mrs. Tong scolded them on the road for no reason, just to make herself ugly. Tong Zhifei's problem is completely self-inflicted, she doesn't want to educate her grandsons well, but she troubles them, it can be seen that her brain is unclear, otherwise the family would not be wonderful.
She has to run to Luo's house today, and since Mrs. Tong is gone, she doesn't bother to catch up.
Lin Chunyan heard that they were going to move to a new house soon, and she was very happy for them, holding Xu Jinniang's hand and saying, "With a house and land, you can live this life." It's good for you to stand on your own now, you can make your own decisions about everything, and you're much better than me. ”
"I have something good, just one acre of land, but it's just enough for us to eat and drink, and we can't save anything all year round. Hello, who doesn't know that your Locke family has a thick background, and the Locke family is shrewd, but it's not difficult to get along. Xu Jinniang is obviously not as optimistic as Lin Chunyan.
"Well, that's what I'm all about." Lin Chunyan didn't seem to agree with Xu Jinniang's words, but in the Luo family, she didn't say much, but vaguely expressed envy, "Your daughter is a powerful one, and she will definitely get better and better in the future." ”
Indeed, Xu Jinniang also felt that Tong Chuxue had changed a lot in many aspects, and it seemed that she had grown up overnight.
"I'm just such a daughter, unlike you, who has both children. With two sons by his side, he will be able to take care of him when he is old. Xu Jinniang said enviously.
Speaking of her son, Lin Chunyan sighed slightly, a little melancholy, "Huifeng is still young, I'm just worried about Hui'an, his body is good and bad, and he hasn't even decided on his relatives until now." You see the boys of his age in the village, some of them have become fathers. ”
"I wanted to ask you last time, how is Hui'an's body?" Xu Jinniang approached Lin Chunyan and asked in a low voice.
"That's it, it's better in the summer, but it's not good when it's cold. After watching the doctor for so many years, I didn't have any accurate words, so I said that I would take care of myself, but I didn't see any improvement after so many years of recuperation. Lin Chunyan was worried.
Xu Jinniang didn't have much to say, so she could only comfort Lin Chunyan a few words and change the topic.
When I came out of Locke's house, it was already dark.
Tong Chuxue calculated, the Li Zheng family plus the people of the Luo family, it was enough to put two tables on the housewarming banquet.
"Mother, I'll go to the town tomorrow to kill two knives of meat and come back, and then buy some vegetarian vegetables from Lizheng's house, it's almost enough. By the way, I have to bring back two jars of wine. Tong Chuxue arranged it clearly, Xu Jinniang has always had no idea, so she naturally listens to her.
Anyway, there are not many people, the specifications can be higher, and for such a major event as housewarming, you can't save money on this.
"Mother," Tong Chuxue hugged Xu Jinniang, "The days ahead will definitely be good days." ”
Xu Jinniang recalled what had happened in these days, her eyes were filled with tears, she couldn't bear to fall, and nodded heavily, "Hmm." ”
Three days later.
The rooster crows at dawn, the sun rises in the east, and the smoke curls from every household, Tong Chuxue and Xu Jinniang get up early in the morning to prepare for the housewarming banquet.
Two laborers are not enough, but fortunately, there are not many people.
The new home didn't have so many tables and chairs, so Tong Chuxue also borrowed tables and chairs from the house next door.
When people in the countryside hold banquets, how to save on weekdays, and they can't be lazy in entertaining guests.
According to Tong Chuxue's plan, there are ten dishes on a table, a braised fish, and a plate of braised pork, which are considered big dishes, and a few vegetarian dishes are fried with shredded meat, and finally some vegan dishes, and a big pot of old hen soup is stewed in the pot.
Of course, the chicken was bought by her, not the one given by the Tong family, after all, the chicken had to be kept to lay eggs.
Knowing that the two of them had to spend time preparing the meal, Li Zheng and the Luo family who were invited didn't come too early, and they didn't appear until the meal.
Tong Chuxue's cooking level is really average, she greeted the guests at the door first, and Xu Jinniang cooked in the back kitchen.
Most of the people invited Tong Chuxue knew, but Luo Changhua, the third eldest of the Luo family, was the first time he saw it in a real sense, because in the past, when he went to the Luo family, Luo Changhua was always busy in the field and was not often at home.
Tong Chuxue has a good impression of Luo Changhua, the other party's appearance is a simple and pure type, and I heard that people are also diligent and down-to-earth.
Luo Changhua also greeted Tong Chuxue for the first time, and smiled a little restrainedly, "Snow girl, you are all busy today, and you have worked hard." ”
Tong Chuxue smiled, "It's not hard, Uncle Luo, sit." ”
Luo Huifeng was so excited when he saw Tong Chuxue, he circled around her, "Sister, when are we going up the mountain again?" ”
saw Luo Changhua's eyebrows furrowed, and said seriously, "Xiaofeng, don't disturb other people's work." ”
Tong Chuxue smiled secretly in her heart when she saw it, Luo Changhua's serious appearance was really similar to Luo Hui'an, worthy of being a father and son.
Here, Wu Zhenzhen was also very happy to see Tong Chuxue, "Chuxue, I want to play with you every day, but my grandfather said that you are busy, I have to endure it, now that you have moved to a new house, will you have time in the future?" I heard that you will go up the mountain, and I will join me, is that okay? ”
"Of course you can, I'll call you next time." Tong Chuxue agreed.
"Don't worry, I won't hold you back, I often run to the mountains at home." Wu Zhenzhen patted her chest and assured.
But Li Zheng on the side couldn't listen anymore, "You are embarrassed to say that a girl runs up the mountain every day, and she is not afraid of accidents." ”
Wu Zhenzhen was not afraid of her grandfather, and said unconvinced, "I'm amazing, next time I go up the mountain to catch a snake for my grandfather and come back to make wine and drink." ”
can also catch snakes, it seems that this Wu Zhenzhen is quite powerful, Tong Chuxue covered her mouth and chuckled, but saw Tong Shan sighing helplessly, it seemed that there was no way.
The atmosphere was peaceful, suddenly interrupted by an unfamiliar voice.
"I'm sorry, I'm late."